Bee Balm


Posted by Peter Ireland on Thu Aug 02, 2018 3:06 pm

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I was messing about in my garden today after tweaking the OS on my Sigma 150-600 c. I also experimented with exposure compensation on the camera and ended up with a well lit Bee Balm with a dark background. Using curves I was able to darken all around the flower completely, then ran Fractalius and added saturation. Also rotated the flower so it wasn't standing upright.


F7@500mm 1/2500secs ISO 800

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:37 am
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I wonder if this is how bees and hummingbirds see this flower! A wonderful, attractive, glowing creation Peter. The black background really makes it pop, and the angled composition works especially well. Looks like you had a lot of fun with this-very creative!
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by Ron Day on Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:47 pm
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Cynthia Crawford wrote:I wonder if this is how bees and hummingbirds see this flower!  A wonderful, attractive, glowing creation Peter. The black background really makes it pop, and the angled composition works especially well. Looks like you had a lot of fun with this-very creative!
I couldn’t have said it better. Great job, Peter!
 

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